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Samuel Pepys

(1633-1703), Diarist and naval administrator

Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 12 portraits
Pepys was appointed Clerk of the Acts and Clerk of the Privy Seal in 1660, Surveyor-General of the Victualling in 1665 and Secretary of the Admiralty in 1673. Famed for diaries that he wrote between 1660 and 1669, his skill lay in his close observation and total recall of the details of his private life and thoughts on social and political life in London. A passionate man, his great loves were his library, the theatre and 'music and women'. His professional pre occupations were with economics and politics but he retired following the Revolution of 1688 after refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to William and Mary. However, he remained a key figure in social, intellectual and naval circles.

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Samuel Pepys, by John Hayls - NPG 211

Samuel Pepys

by John Hayls
oil on canvas, 1666
On display in Room 6 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 211

Samuel Pepys, by Robert White, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D30958

Samuel Pepys

by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1690
NPG D30958

Samuel Pepys, by Robert White, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D5505

Samuel Pepys

by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1690
NPG D5505

Samuel Pepys, by Robert White, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19176

Samuel Pepys

by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1690
NPG D19176

Samuel Pepys, by Thomas Bragg, published by  Henry Colburn, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19296

Samuel Pepys

by Thomas Bragg, published by Henry Colburn, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published May 1825
NPG D19296

Samuel Pepys, by Charles Wentworth Wass, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Robert Walker - NPG D13885

Samuel Pepys

by Charles Wentworth Wass, published by Richard Bentley, after Robert Walker
stipple and line engraving, published 1840
NPG D13885

Samuel Pepys, by Charles William Sherborn, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D21199

Samuel Pepys

by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, 1885
NPG D21199

Samuel Pepys, issued by Sarony & Co, after  John Hayls - NPG D48933

Samuel Pepys

issued by Sarony & Co, after John Hayls
gravure cigarette card, 1924 (1666)
NPG D48933

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Samuel Pepys

by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1690
NPG D5506

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